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I was approached by Alicia Hicks, owner of Eco Natural Soap. She asked if I would be interested in trying out some of their products. Of course I said yes and was beyond excited! I requested a soap bar and a shampoo bar. And a few days later, I received my package. To my surprise and delight, Alicia had given me a second bar of soap, a shave bar and lip balm {on top of my original request}! Just how awesome is that?!?
The first night I tried the shampoo, Lavender soap and shaving bar. I was pretty intrigued as to how a bar would work for shampoo {would it lather, would it clean, would I even like it??}. Seriously, it worked amazingly. I wet my hair, rubbed it all over and it just lathered right up. As for the shave bar – it made my legs feel silky smooth. Actually, my thought at the time was that they felt like butter {in a soft non-gross sort of way}. Here are a few family comments:
– “Wow, the peppermint soap makes my skin feel tingly and awake.”
– “A bar shampoo? Whoa, this stuff really works.”
– “That smells good, mama {about the lavender soap}.”
Our family has loved our Eco Natural Soap products. I’ve gone through a slew of natural shampoos and not found one I like as much as this one. Beside the niceness of the product, I love being able to know what ingredients are put in each item {they are listed on the back of the wrappers}. I love supporting a new company and especially one based out of my hometown! And finally, they have great prices making it worth buying all natural over any other brand!
And here’s the best part:
Eco Natural Soap has agreed to sponsor a giveaway on my blog!
The winner will receive two {yes 2!} bars of soap and a balm of their choice!
Here’s how to win:
1. Leave a comment telling me which Eco Natural Soap bars and balm you like.
2. Facebook and/or Tweet it and leave a comment telling me you did.
3. Blog it and link back to this post and to Eco Natural Soap.
4. Refer a friend and have them mention you sent them over.
You have until Tuesday, August 31st at 11:59 PM, CST to enter!
For more Things I Love Thursday, visit Jill at Diaper Diaries. And for more Try New Adventures, visit Alicia at Alicia’s Homemaking.
*Disclaimer: While I was provided with products to try from Eco Natural Soap, all opinions are mine!
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Thanks to Jonathan for setting up my mother’s corner, I have an entire sewing area to work on #2 on my 30 before 30 list, sew a dress. I started working on my first apron and many mistakes and thread later, I have a finished product:
{Notice I have flour all over it? Already getting good use out of it!}
I think it’s pretty cute. I got a big kick out of having an apron with an apron pattern. 🙂 Although, don’t look to closely at the seams. Let’s just say, I still haven’t mastered straight lines.
I’ve started on an apron for Julia and I’m hoping to be done later this week. I’m still not confident enough to even buy the fabric for my dress, but I did pick out some patterns from Hobby Lobby last week when they had McCall patterns for 99 cents. Maybe a few more aprons in and I’ll tackle the dress.
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As part of my 30 before 30 I made a goal to sew a dress this year. Funny thing is, I can’t sew. Technically speaking I can. I’ve sewn buttons on shirts, sewn together holes in pockets. And once I made a hotsling with great assistance {read: I sat and watched while my friend made it for me}. But I can’t actually sew. I’ve never owned a sewing machine and the last time I made something on my own I was 12. Sewing my own dress is sounding more and more brilliant.
Earlier this year my friend Rachel gave me her old Singer. Tuesday morning I took the plunge and fired the bad mama up.
Oh, you thought when I said old I meant old as in from the last decade. Or even from the last 4 decades. No, no my friends, this machine is a classic. And while it isn’t fancy, I actually quite love it.
It took me a while to figure out how to properly thread it. And after nearly an hour of doing what I thought seemed right, I had to call Rachel to come show me how it is really done:
I did a few practice runs to try it out. And you know what I learned? I can’t sew a straight line. Awesome.
But, I won’t let a little thing like straight lines hold me back. I’m pressing on! I’m taking the Windhamettes on an adventure to Hobby Lobby later today to buy pins and then I’m going to start on my first home ec project: sewing an apron. Rock on.
Visit Alicia at Alicia’s Homemaking for more Try New Adventures.
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